It was wonderful to welcome in the 2023-2024 academic year with the news that Bedford School is once again a finalist in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2023 for ‘Best Independent Boys’ School of the Year’.
Bedford School won this prestigious title two years ago in 2021, so we are thrilled to be in the last six in this category again. It is a tremendous endorsement of all we do as a school and our commitment to ensuring that boys leave us as good men, secure their vales, happy and with the self-knowledge and self-worth to be able to hold their own in any company and take their place in the world.
Jim Massey, who presented the award to Bedford School in 2021, explained they chose Bedford School for “its holistic school experience, tailored to the specific needs of the all-boys community, designed to ensure that students’ individual qualities are nurtured without inhibition and lived without awkwardness so that they be good men.”
Independent Schools of the Year is an awards scheme that aims to showcase the excellence of the educational experience available to students of all backgrounds. It recognises and applauds the varied and imaginative ways in which independent schools prepare young people for their future lives. It is a real celebration of the sector’s diversity and its impact on the lives of children and young people.